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The links between climate change, economic development and poverty reduction have gained increasing attention over recent years in both the academic and policy literature. In this paper we review potential effects of climate change on the prospects for long-run economic development. These effects might operate directly, via the role of geography (including climate) as a fundamental determinant of…

This publication provides a sober and revealing analysis of weather-related disaster trends over a twenty year time-frame which coincides with a period which has seen the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties become an established high- profile annual fixture on the development calendar. The contents of this report underline why it is so important that a new climate…

Drought is a growing threat to many people and economies in both developing and developed countries, with characteristics differing considerably across the world. Droughts are considered to be the most farreaching of all natural disasters, causing short and long-term social, economic, and ecological losses and having significant secondary and tertiary impacts. A drought does not…

The World Migration Report 2015: Migrants and Cities, New Partnerships to Manage Mobility ─the eighth report in IOM’s World Migration Report (WMR) series─ focuses on migrants and how migration is shaping cities and the situation of migrants in cities. While much of the current international discussion about migration trends and migration policy tends to focus on the national level, this report…

The number of migrants taking dangerous risks to cross borders is a signal of an emerging challenge. But if the number of Europe-directed migrants is significant, their origin is even more so. The main countries of origin are Afghanistan, Eritrea, Gambia, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan and Syria. Civil war or terrorism may explain the outflow of migrants in…

The Sourcebook focuses on what can be achieved through cooperation among those implementing the Biodiversity-related Conventions at national and regional levels. It provides practical examples, checklists, lessons learnt and case studies from around the world which can provide an inspiration for those countries interested in exploring synergies opportunities in their own national and local…